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Federal income tax State income tax Local income tax Employee social security tax (your employer pays the other half) Employee Medicare tax (your employer pays the other half) Property taxes Road toll charges State sales tax Driver's license renewal fee TV Cable/Satellite fees & taxes Federal telephone surtax, excise tax, and universal surcharge State telephone excise tax and surcharge Telephone minimum usage and recurring/nonrecurring charges tax Gas/electric bill fees & taxes Water/sewer fees & taxes Cigarette tax Alcohol tax Federal gasoline tax State gasoline tax Local gasoline tax Federal inheritance tax State inheritance tax Gift tax Bridge toll charges Marriage license Hunting license Fishing license Bike license fee Dog permit/license State park permit Watercraft registration & licensing fees Sports stadium tax Bike/nature trail permit Court case filing fee Retirement account early withdrawal penalty Individual health insurance mandate tax Hotel stay tax Plastic surgery surcharge Soda/fatty-food tax Air transportation tax Electronic transmission of tax return fees Passport application/renewal fee Luxury & gas-guzzler car taxes New car surcharge License plate and car ownership transfer taxes Yacht and luxury boat taxes Jewelry taxes & surcharges State/local school tax Recreational vehicle tax Special assessments for road repairs or construction Gun ownership permit Kiddie tax (IRS form 8615) Fuel gross receipts tax Waste Management tax Oil and gas assessment tax Use taxes (on out-of-state purchase) IRA rollover tax/withdrawal penalties Tax on non-qualified health saving account distributions Individual and small business surtax (page 336 of Obamacare) Estimated income tax underpayment penalty Alternative Minimum Tax on income Business Taxes & Fees Federal corporate income tax State corporate income tax Tax registration fee for new businesses Employer social security tax Employer Medicare tax Federal unemployment tax State unemployment tax Business registration renewal tax Worker's compensation tax Tax on imported/exported goods Oil storage/inspection fees Employer health insurance mandate tax Excise Tax on Charitable Hospitals (page 2001/Sec. 9007 of Obamacare) Tax on Innovator Drug Companies (Page 2010/Sec. 9008 of Obamacare) Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers (Page 2020/Sec. 9009 of Obamacare) Tax on Health Insurers (Page 2026/Sec. 9010 of Obamacare) Excise Tax on Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans, i.e. "Cadillac" plans Tax on indoor tanning services Utility users tax Internet transaction fee (passed in California; being considered in other states and at federal level) Professional license fee (accountants, lawyers, barbers, dentists, plumbers, etc.) Franchise business tax Tourism and concession license fee Wiring inspection fees Household employment tax Biodiesel fuel tax FDIC tax (insurance premium on bank deposits) Electronic waste recycling fee Hazardous material disposal fee Food & beverage license fee Estimated income tax underpayment penalty Building/construction permit Zoning permit Fire inspection fee Well permit tax Sales and Use tax seller's permit Commercial driver's license fee Bank ATM transaction tax Occupation taxes and fees (annual charges required for a host of professions)
It's a good thing we have all these taxes now. I don't even see how the country survived without them.
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It's obvious based n this list that at least 20 more taxes are needed.
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You forget that for the median income, average tax rates were lower in 2009, 2010 and 2011 than any year back to 1955 except for 2008.
In other words, taxes for most haven't been lower than they are now since the Eisenhower administration.
During the first three years of Obama’s presidency, all personal taxes were 9.6 percent, 9.7 percent and 10.8 percent of personal income, respectively. Those are on the low end of this 50-year time span. The only other years to fall below the 2011 rate were 1964, 1965, 2003 and 2004.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/sep/28/barack-obama/barack-obama-says-taxes-families-are-their-lowest-/
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That's just conservative talking points!
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It's not conservative or liberal, it's just the facts. Point is, taxes are historically low right now, despite the fact that all the conservatives here feel it's otherwise.
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you have to be kidding, right?
tax freedom day and percent of taxes. note that this doesn't include all the hidden taxes and fees, just income taxes
Year TFD Percentage tax burden 1900 January 22 5.9% 1910 January 19 5.0% 1920 February 13 12.0% 1930 February 12 11.7% 1940 March 7 17.9% 1950 March 31 24.6% 1960 April 11 27.7% 1970 April 19 29.6% 1980 April 21 30.4% 1990 April 21 30.4% 2000 May 1 33.0% 2001 April 27 31.8% 2002 April 17 29.2% 2003 April 14 28.4% 2004 April 15 28.5% 2005 April 21 30.2% 2006 April 26 31.2% 2007 April 24 31.1% 2008 April 16 29.0% 2009 April 8 26.6% 2010 April 9 26.9% 2011 April 12 27.7% 2012 April 13 29.2% 2013 April 18 29.4%[4] 2014 April 21 30.2%[5] 2015 April 24 31%[6]
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Is that for the median income level? I provide very different numbers from Politifact above.
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That's the aggregate for everyone in the country--high and low income. kind of a 'moving average' which goes up every year
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For the past 70 years, tax revenue relative to GDP has been averaging 17-18%. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFRGDA188S
If you want to increase tax revenue, you have to increase economic growth, the 1% GDP growth we have been experiencing for years is essentially going backwards.
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my experience with toll roads is that they are NOT a tax. Toll roads are generally owned by independent companies. that would then be a service fee, not a tax. same for waste management services. that is an optional service one can choose to pay for or not, as there are independent waste companies not contracted through municipalities, as well as you could take your own waste to the dump/landfill
also, my seller's permit was provided free of charge by the state (BOE). while i do pay sales/use tax when applicable, there is no tax/fee for the permit itself. this is in CA
i'm not so sure your list is accurate
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demiu5 said: my experience with toll roads is that they are NOT a tax. Toll roads are generally owned by independent companies.
Yeah, thats not so bad. The one that gets me is the new toll section of the 110fwy. The 110 is literally the first freeway built in this town. Freeway. They are called freeways because you don't have to pay a toll. Freeways were built with taxes, and they are maintained with taxes, and now they're trying to sell the damn things to us twice. Chaps my ass just thinking about it.
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How else should we pay for Republican tax cuts for the rich?
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Tax cuts for the rich? At least they pay them, 48% of Americans pay ZERO taxes, try to stop being a partisan hack for a minute, will ya?
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hostileuniverse said: 48% of Americans pay ZERO taxes, try to stop being a partisan hack for a minute, will ya?
I'll quote someone who rips your argument to shreds:
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hostileuniverse said: Is federal income tax the only tax we pay? No, it is not. Some states have a state income tax as high as 13%. Now add in gas tax, sales taxes, "luxury" taxes, real estate taxes, cell phone taxes, investment taxes, internet taxes, and the list goes on and on and on...
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hostileuniverse said: 48% of Americans pay ZERO taxes, try to stop being a partisan hack for a minute, will ya?
I'll quote someone who rips your argument to shreds:
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hostileuniverse said: Is federal income tax the only tax we pay? No, it is not. Some states have a state income tax as high as 13%. Now add in gas tax, sales taxes, "luxury" taxes, real estate taxes, cell phone taxes, investment taxes, internet taxes, and the list goes on and on and on...
Your post is retarded, clearly I was referring to federal income taxes, not all taxes
Does pretending to not know what is being discussed make you feel smarter? Or are you just so desperate for a "gotcha" line you don't care?
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hostileuniverse said: Your post is retarded, clearly I was referring to federal income taxes, not all taxes
Crumist was VERY clear in his post that he was referring to Federal Income taxes; he even had a Federal income tax talbe in his post.
You, on the other hand, only said "48% of Americans pay ZERO taxes". You said nothing about Federal income taxes.
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Crumist was VERY clear in his post that he was referring to Federal Income taxes; he even had a Federal income tax talbe in his post.
You, on the other hand, only said "48% of Americans pay ZERO taxes". You said nothing about Federal income taxes.

Good job man, instead of discussing the issue, you've derailed the thread again
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hostileuniverse said: Your post is retarded, clearly I was referring to federal income taxes, not all taxes
Crumist was VERY clear in his post that he was referring to Federal Income taxes; he even had a Federal income tax talbe in his post.
You, on the other hand, only said "48% of Americans pay ZERO taxes". You said nothing about Federal income taxes.
Good job man, instead of discussing the issue, you've derailed the thread again
Yeah, once again, its everybody else's fault that you cant follow a simple conversation.
HU always thinks he is the victim. We point out the flaws in his argument, and instead of a "thanks man, I'll be more careful next time", he cries to the mods that people are being mean for pointing out the flaws in his logic.
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You have to be super emotional to lash out at people who are trying to help you.
My girlfriend always does it when she's on her period.
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I don't cry to the mods, I already know they don't give a fuck about your trolling
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Follow a convo? You're the one who is nitpicking shit
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My girlfriend always does it when she's on her period.
Aren't you gay?
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Notice how the trolls here have completely derailed this thread from discussing tax policy to attacking me?
It's all part of their plan, they can't defend progressives and their theft of america's resources so they derail the thread to deflect from it
Y'all so transparent on this shit
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Oh, you cry to the mods all the time. Just do a keyword search for "mods" posted by you.
I was banned for three days starting this past weekend because of a comment I made to you.
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hostileuniverse said: Notice how the trolls here have completely derailed this thread from discussing tax policy to attacking me?
We were talking about how there isn't enough money to pay for things like freeways. Then you derailed the thread by defending tax cuts for the rich. Maybe you can help get us back on topic by explaining how to pay for such things by cutting taxes on the rich?
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This thread is derailed enough because people, once again, are having to plot out your baby steps towards understanding conversations, we dont need your projected homosexuality on top of it. Take that to the pub.
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For the record, everyone was discussing tax policy until HU barged in witu his typical misunderstanding:
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hostileuniverse said: Tax cuts for the rich? At least they pay them, 48% of Americans pay ZERO taxes, try to stop being a partisan hack for a minute, will ya?
And then when Fal calmly explains where he went wrong, HU responds with this:
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hostileuniverse said: 48% of Americans pay ZERO taxes, try to stop being a partisan hack for a minute, will ya?
I'll quote someone who rips your argument to shreds:
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hostileuniverse said: Is federal income tax the only tax we pay? No, it is not. Some states have a state income tax as high as 13%. Now add in gas tax, sales taxes, "luxury" taxes, real estate taxes, cell phone taxes, investment taxes, internet taxes, and the list goes on and on and on...
Your post is retarded, clearly I was referring to federal income taxes, not all taxes
Does pretending to not know what is being discussed make you feel smarter? Or are you just so desperate for a "gotcha" line you don't care?
Again. This thread was going fine until all the towns people had to stop what they were doing to rescue you from your ignorance. You're like an animal who keeps puttinf bear traps on your own legs, and then snapping at people when they try to help you get them off.
Stop being so persistent in your ignorance. Pay attention to the conversation. Ask questions for clarifications instead of making brash assumptions and constructing straw men.
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I think that the whole conservative vs liberal paradigm that people seem to love so much is a big factor in the difficulties in communication. Everyone wants to treat politics like football. They have their team already, and they cheer for the home team, and boo the visitors. That is fine for sports, because sports don't matter in the big scheme of things. Politics do, and as such, they require a higher application of reason. The political spectrum is more of a guideline than a hard and fast rule, and it makes sense that a given individual would hold opinions that are all over the map on varying issues. What doesn't make sense is for a person to confine their opinions to a pre-ordained set of choices that fit neatly within little boxes labeled "conservative" and "liberal"
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https://www.atr.org/full-list-ACA-tax-hikes-a6996
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All those Obama care taxes aren't hikes on the rich, they are hikes on the middle class, the exact ones the democrats "pretend" to care about every four years
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I never said anything about conservatives or liberals, only Obama and his merry band of demoshits, yes this law was partisan as fuck, not one single republican voted for it, deal with it
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how about we focus less on pointing fingers and focus more on suggesting solutions?
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Yes, republicans can be liberal as well, were you not aware of that?
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Yes, republicans can be liberal as well, were you not aware of that?
Yes, are you?
You're the one who claimed it had no Republican support. While true for the ACA specifically, its origins are wholly Republican.
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Yes, republicans can be liberal as well, were you not aware of that?
Yes, are you?
You're the one who claimed it had no Republican support. While true for the ACA specifically, its origins are wholly Republican.
The Republicans were in on it, the fact that their arguments against it were completely disingenuous was another giveaway.
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Yes, republicans can be liberal as well, were you not aware of that?
Yes, are you?
You're the one who claimed it had no Republican support. While true for the ACA specifically, its origins are wholly Republican.
Of course, I single out liberal republicans all the time, (it's usually just ignored here because it don't fit the "stereotype" some here want to pidgeon hole me in)
The origins are republican, not surprising, the GOP isn't much conservative anymore, look at the bush support for Hildabeast, it's disgusting
Just another example of republicans acting like democrats, I often wonder why we call them "opposition parties" anymore,
Another great reason to vote Trump, break up the damn Washington oligarchy
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It's a good start, my ch better than Hildabeast who will for sure continue fucking the middle class and keep up the war machine that liberals "claim" to oppose
Trump has been very vocal about limited intervention and not fighting everyone else's wars
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There are really few flaws in peoples arguments. Some people believe lower taxes on corporations bring increased investiment and revenue, as I do. Some believe lower corporate taxes are a 'giveaway'
I don't believe that, because a dollar taken out of the private economy is a dollar not invested in growth. I also believe a big part of the 'corporate taxes are a giveaway' is merely envy by people who don't make much money.
With that said, I believe the one thing that is really neglected is that corporations PAY NO TAXES. It is all passed along in the cost of goods or services the corporations provide, and the consumer pays it.
Secondly, a corporate tax, which raises the cost of a product, makes a product more expensive on the GLOBAL market.
Why tax a company that exports products? People bitch about subsidized foreign products but turn around and say "Tax the fuck out of our companies" Why? So we can put an export tax on our products? That's what it comes down to. make our shit cheap, so we can sell it overseas, and bingo! gROWTH!!!! hOW Aboout that?
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I don't believe that, because a dollar taken out of the private economy is a dollar not invested in growth. I also believe a big part of the 'corporate taxes are a giveaway' is merely envy by people who don't make much money.
With that said, I believe the one thing that is really neglected is that corporations PAY NO TAXES. It is all passed along in the cost of goods or services the corporations provide, and the consumer pays it.
Secondly, a corporate tax, which raises the cost of a product, makes a product more expensive on the GLOBAL market.
Why tax a company that exports products? People bitch about subsidized foreign products but turn around and say "Tax the fuck out of our companies" Why? So we can put an export tax on our products? That's what it comes down to. make our shit cheap, so we can sell it overseas, and bingo! gROWTH!!!! hOW Aboout that?
Yet, corporations have trillions in cash and haven't been reinvesting it back into the company, there's not a supply problem, there's a demand problem. That's why corporations have been hoarding cash for the past decade.
Investors don't want management to increase production with an economy that barely grows at 1%, that could cost the company its very existence.
"passed along in the cost of goods"
Not in a competitive market place, smaller profit margins are the most likely outcome.
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qman said: Yet, corporations have trillions in cash and haven't been reinvesting it back into the company, there's not a supply problem, there's a demand problem.
Excellent point. Moving those trillions into the hands of consumers would spur demand. Now, how can that be accomplished...
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Its almost like the public have a mechanism for redistributinc wealth in a progressive, bracketed way.
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maybe we should give tax breaks to the wealthiest people and hope that they trickle a few crumbs down to the rest of us.
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And when it doesnt, give them more to hypothetically accelerate the trickling.
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qman said: Yet, corporations have trillions in cash and haven't been reinvesting it back into the company, there's not a supply problem, there's a demand problem.
Excellent point. Moving those trillions into the hands of consumers would spur demand. Now, how can that be accomplished... 
I think some sort of royalty stream from US corporations for citizens, either at the State or Federal level. http://www.reuters.com/article/alaska-payment-fund-idUSL1N11N03U20150917
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Permanent_Fund
I would say to companies like Ford, GM, Apple, Nike, ect. If you want to ship jobs out of the US, go ahead. Not only will there be economic tariffs, US citizens get a percentage of your profits.
Of course the very wealthy would not be eligible for this program. I say fuck having the government collecting corporate/individual taxes and then trying to "redistribute" the proceeds, this would be direct deposit into peoples bank accounts.
Something has to be done to save "capitalism" from imploding on itself, maybe capitalists would even be receptive to this policy.
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qman said: Yet, corporations have trillions in cash and haven't been reinvesting it back into the company, there's not a supply problem, there's a demand problem.
Excellent point. Moving those trillions into the hands of consumers would spur demand. Now, how can that be accomplished... 
I think some sort of royalty stream from US corporations for citizens, either at the State or Federal level. http://www.reuters.com/article/alaska-payment-fund-idUSL1N11N03U20150917
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Permanent_Fund
I would say to companies like Ford, GM, Apple, Nike, ect. If you want to ship jobs out of the US, go ahead. Not only will there be economic tariffs, US citizens get a percentage of your profits.
Of course the very wealthy would not be eligible for this program. I say fuck having the government collecting corporate/individual taxes and then trying to "redistribute" the proceeds, this would be direct deposit into peoples bank accounts.
Something has to be done to save "capitalism" from imploding on itself, maybe capitalists would even be receptive to this policy.
Norway does something similar with their hybrid public/private national oil trust fund
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You wanna put "more money into the hands of the middle class"? Lower their fucking taxes!
We already have almost the worlds highest corporate tax rate, how's that working out for the middle class?
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How many people in the middle class have corporations?
How do you even define the middle class? 50 years ago middle class was business owners, general practitioners, engineers.
Now it seems middle class is anyone who isnt rich or who isnt kept alive on government subsidy.
Either way, the corporate tax rate is a red herring because almost no corporations pay anywhere near that number. Otherwise, corporations like Boeing and GE wouldnt have NEGATIVE effective tax rates.
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Then who pays for schools, roads, police, etc???
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And it's already been pointed out to you that we don't have anywhere near the highest effective corporate tax rate in the world, because most companies don't pay that much.
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Because a handful of mega corporations get out of paying a higher tax rate, most do not, most cannot.
The mega corporations slant that "effective tax rate"
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THAT'S the problem. Not that the tax rate is too high.
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THAT'S the problem. Not that the tax rate is too high.
The second highest in the world isn't high enough for you?
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For the third time now, he's not advocating raising the corporate tax rate.
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higher tax usally is good, but in the states im not so sure since most of it goes to the military
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Thats a good point, but mostly a budget issue.
Would you cut military spending and give the tax savings back to citizens in the form of tax cuts? Or divert the military spending to other areas?
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